TY - BOOK AU - Dow,David R. TI - America's prophets: how judicial activism makes America great AV - KF5130 .D69 2009eb U1 - 347.73/12 22 PY - 2009///] CY - Westport, Connecticut PB - Praeger KW - Political questions and judicial power KW - United States KW - Judges KW - Political aspects KW - Judicial review KW - Politics and government KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What exactly is judicial activism? -- A short history of "activist" judges -- Griswold v. Connecticut and the rise of judicial prophecy -- Prophetic interpretation of biblical law -- The idea of American law -- Contemporary problems for the activist judge : race, religion, same-sex marriage, abortion, and euthanasia UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=11003638 ER -